Attachment for fountain-pens.



J. F. CONWAY.

ATTACHMENT FOR FOUNTAIN PENS.

APPLICATION FILED ocT. I1. 1916.

1.,WO,@M.. I Patented Mar. 27, 1917.

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Specification 01 Letters Patent.

Application filed ttctober 17, 1916. Serial Ito. 196,121.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JO N Francis Conwar, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Attachment for Fountain- Pens, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to attachments for fountain pens and has for an object the provision of an improved arrangement for supporting the pen in proper position when resting on a table so that the ink will gravitate away from the pen point.

Another object in view is to provide a support for a penholder slidingly mounted in a cap and arranged to be forced into the cap when not in use.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a ountain pen with certain parts broken away to better disclose the construction and arrangement of the attachment.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view through Fig. 1

on line 22.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but with the attachment in an outer position and acting as an easel. V

Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 3 on line 4-4.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the structure as arranged in Fig. 3.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates a fountain pen of any desired kind rovided with a cap 2 and with a pen 3 of any usual or preferred construction. The cap 2 is provided with apertures t and 5 through which the legs 6 and 7 extend, said legs merging into an arc-shaped bend 8 designed to press against the end of cap 2 when the device is in use, as shown in Fig. 3. Balls 9 and 10 are connected to the outer end of legs 6 and 7 for providing a smooth bearing surface and also as means to be grasped when it is desired to pull, the attachment from its inner position shown in Fig. 2 to the outer position shown in Fig. 3. It is of course understood that the device may be made in as many parts as desired, though preferably a single piece of wire is bent so as to provide the rounded member 8 and the legs 6 and 7 to which the balls or knobs 9 and 10 are secured. If dcm red, instead of using the knobs 9 and l0 a coil or eye formed from the end utilised.

In use the parts are arranged as, shown in Fig. 3 so that the attachment will rest upon a table or other place where the fountain pen is positioned and the pen 3 is elevated so that the-ink will naturally gravitate away from the pen. When it is desired to place the entire pen 1 and the at tachment in a pocket, the parts are forced inwardly to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 and then the fountain pen may be. arranged in the pocket as preferred. This arrangement of support for a fountain en portion of the legs could-be than STATES PATENT onnn Patented Man. at, fair.

when resting on a table or other article will not in anyway interfere with the usual clip 11 for holding the fountain pen properly in a pocket.

What I claim is: 1. In an attachment for fountain pens the combination with a cap formed with openings therein, of a supporting easel structure slidingly mounted in the cap and extending through said openings, said easel structure being formed with means for preventing accidental removal.

2. In an attachment for fountain pens the combination with a cap, of a pair of supporting legs extending through the cap of the fountain pen, and a projection connecting said legs, said projection acting as a fulcrum for the legs and bearing against the end of the cap.

1 3. In an attachment for fountain pens the combination with a cap, of a pair of-legs' formed with means for connecting the same with said cap, and a pair of bearing members arranged at the outer end of the legs.

4. In an attachment for fountain pens the combination with a cap having a pair of apertures, of a pair of legs extending through said apertures, means connecting said legs within said cap, and bearingmeans arranged at the outer end of said legs, said legs being bent at the point where they extend through the cap when moved to their outermost position.

5. In an attachment for fountain pens, the combination with a fountain pen having a cap provided with a pair of apertures in the end, of a wire member bent so as-to produce a pair of legs extending through said apertures and a bowed portion arranged in the cap connecting said legs.

1 6. In an attachment for fountain pens, the combination with a pen having a cap provided with a pair of apertures in one end, of a wire member bent so as to be pro- 5 vided with a pair of legs extending through said apertures and an upwardly projecting portion connecting said legs. said legs being bent for producing an offset adjacent said projection, and means arranged at the outer end of the legs for producing a bearing and 10 also stops for limiting the inward movement of the legs when forced into said cap.

JOHN FRANCIS CONWAY. 

